> aspersions against "stupid" lawywers

Since this is a forum about language, I thought I might mention that tsuwm's header did not say that - if that is what he had meant he might have used a construction like Stupid Lawyers' Tricks or even, to make it more personal, Stupid Lawyer's Tricks. In the words aptually used the sense is Tricks (subset: the Stupid ones) played by Lawyers.

Now, having got my OWP out of the way, can I suggest that everyone takes a deep breath and steps back? Whilst I think I understood the layers of subtleties in tsuwm's original post (just proving yet again with masterly style that Some Americans Do Lotsa Irony!) I do not believe prolonging this navel-gazing will be productive for anyone. The endless sniping and bitching all around is tedious in the extreme to any non-combatants. Please take it off the board - pm, or elsewhere.

SADLIŽ maverick entireprizes unlimited 2005